[Eternally Solo]

Francisco Severo Torres, 33, from Leominster, Massachusetts was charged with one count of interference and attempted interference with flight crew members using a dangerous weapon after he stabbed a flight attendant with a broken spoon.

In video shot by a fellow passenger sitting only feet away, Torres can be heard threatening to commit mass murder while goading others to try and stop him.

The man could be seen standing up in his seat while shouting at those seated around him. Then, he got up and made a threatening gesture with his arms while wielding the broken spoon and heading towards the front of the aircraft, where the attendant was hit three times in the neck.

The video starts after Torres had allegedly already disarmed the emergency exit and tried to open it, having asked a fellow passenger where on the safety card he could find the door handle during the safety briefing.

Passengers watching him could be heard exclaiming 'oh God' as they witnessed Torres' antics which saw him dart into the aisle and announce that he was heading for the cockpit.

As he made his way down the aisle he approached two flight attendants standing in his way and used the spoon to make stabbing motions.

He was restrained by other passengers who rush forward from the rear of the plane along with other flight attendants.

'Torres told investigators he went into the bathroom on the plane and broke a spoon in half to make a weapon. When he came out of the bathroom Torres went into the galley, disarmed the door, and tried to open it unsuccessfully … Torres admitted to knowing that if he opened the door many people would die,' according to a criminal complaint.

Source: Daily Mail

[hughjardon67]

Someone please put us out of our misery and terminate this POS...pretty please.

If that plane would have had to turn around instead of continuing to original destination, several pax may have beaten him to death before they landed.

[kellyhound]

The United Airlines passenger whose outburst on a plane Sunday led him to being tackled by other fliers made more bizarre statements in federal court Thursday.

Suspect Francisco Severo Torres again displayed odd behavior during a bail hearing connected to federal charges he tried to open a plane door and stab a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon.

Handcuffed and in beige prison uniform, Torres requested to address the judge, saying “the God, the Son and the Holy Spirit say that I should.” But he quieted down after Judge Judith G. Dein advised him to zip it.

He again spoke out as he was being led out of court to a mental evaluation.

“My name is still Balthazar,” he declared, according to the Telegram and Gazette. “I was renamed by God.”

The judge ordered Torres to undergo a mental health evaluation during the bail hearing that is now postponed until after he is checked out.

[Eternally Solo]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

The judge ordered Torres to undergo a mental health evaluation during the bail hearing that is now postponed until after he is checked out.

ya think? I'm pretty sure god is gonna help him pass his evaluation since he's done a great job so far

[houseoftechno]

Bah. He probably started the trip sane, but he was pushed over the edge by United Airline's overbooking scams.

[Eternally Solo]

This man was traveling with his wife aboard United Flight 2609. He stood up to confront and helped to physically detain the man accused of trying to open a door in mid-air.